In 1907 the first church of St. Nicholas was built on 10 acres of land donated by the Government. It was built 5 km. southwest from Thorsby. The first parish priest who blessed the church and the cemetery was Fr. Matthew Hura, OSBM. After three years as a Ukrainian Catholic Church, the church land was taken over by the Orthodox. Ukrainian Catholics purchased 2 acres of land 5 km. east of Thorsby (SW 13-49-28-4) and built a church dedicating it to “Nativity of St. John Baptist”.
In 1931 the parishioners purchased a parcel in the town and transported the whole church structure to the new place. In 1959 the decision was made to build a new church. Construction started in 1961. It was completed in 1969. On July 7 (the feast day) the church was consecrated by Bishop Neil Savaryn and Fr. Raphael Melnyk. The Parish has two cemeteries. On October 26, 1980, a monument was placed in front of the church commemorating 75th anniversary of the Province of Alberta
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GPS Co-ordinates: 53.220511, -114.050094
Cemetery Co-ordinates: 53.22211, -113.97548
Affiliation: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
